The School Teachers' Remuneration Order 2000

Statutory Instruments

2000 No. 2324

EDUCATION, ENGLAND AND WALES

The School Teachers' Remuneration Order 2000

Made

29th August 2000

Coming into force

1st September 2000

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 5(3) of the School Teachers' Pay and Conditions Act 1991(1), the Secretary of State for Education and Employment hereby makes the following Order:

1.  This Order may be cited as the School Teachers' Remuneration Order 2000 and shall come into force on 1st September 2000.

2.  In this Order—

“authority” means a local education authority; and

“relevant post” means a post in a school maintained by an authority to teach a subject for which there is a shortage of teachers.

3.  For the purposes of the School Teachers' Pay and Conditions Act 1991, a lump sum incentive payment made by an authority or the governing body of a school maintained by an authority to a school teacher—

(a) on his taking up a relevant post following his qualification as a teacher; or

(b) following the successful completion of his induction period, on his taking up or remaining in a relevant post,

shall not be regarded as remuneration.

Malcolm Wicks

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,

Department for Education and Employment

29th August 2000

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

Under the School Teachers' Pay and Conditions Act 1991, the Secretary of State is authorised to make pay and conditions orders containing provision about the statutory conditions of employment of school teachers, including their remuneration.

This Order provides that for the purposes of the School Teachers' Pay and Conditions Act 1991 incentive payments known as “golden hellos”, for newly qualified school teachers or school teachers who have successfuly completed their induction periods taking up or occupying posts in shortage subjects, are not to be regarded as remuneration.

(1)

1991 c. 49.